Physical Education Wellness 10

Can playing violent video games cause some teenagers to become killers? Canadian Denise Deneau says she knows it can. Deneau was driving through Tennessee with her cousin Aaron Hamel when he was shot and killed by two teenage boys. The teenagers said they had been inspired to shoot at passing car...

In the lead up to Confederation, Canada faces the threat of American expansionism and a decreased interest by the British in maintaining the colony. Determined that Canada will remain independent and free, a generation of risk takers, gold miners, cowboys and railway builders will rise to the ...

This seven part video series on parent engagement, explains how important it is for educators and parents to engage well with one another to enhance educational outcomes for our young children.This video series is supported by the provincial Early Years Outcome Team and the Ministry of Education.

Video 1 of 7: Invites educators to examine their roles or positions in their interactions and how they may need to disposition themselves in order to affirm practices that reflect positive assumptions about parents, build relationships and honour beliefs about the important place and voice of par...

Video 2 of 7: Explains the importance of knowing each child's story and how educators can bring families and their stories into the classroom. This video series is supported by the provincial Early Years Outcome Team and the Ministry of Education.

Video 3 of 7: Explains how home visits help to establish and to build relationships with children who are coming to school, their parents and their extended families. The positive relationships that begin with home visits help both parents and children feel more comfortable and welcome in the cla...

Video 4 of 7: Shares the experience of teachers at Howard Coad School who consulted with parents about what they would like to know about their students' successes at school. Teacher vignettes explain new ways of sharing such as: using "I can" statements to represent students' understanding of cu...

Video 5 of 7: Discusses how parent knowledge can be used to influence their child's learning and provide engaging, authentic experiences that are different from teacher-directed instruction. This video series is supported by the provincial Early Years Outcome Team and the Ministry of Education.

Video 6 of 7: Explains how parent engagement must be considered to be just as important as skills such as numeracy and, therefore, incorporated in a similar, systematic way on the school landscape. This video series is supported by the provincial Early Years Outcome Team and the Ministry of Educa...

Video 7 of 7: Highlights how parent knowledge is a valuable addition to teacher knowledge in helping students be included and successful in the classroom. This video series is supported by the provincial Early Years Outcome Team and the Ministry of Education.

This conclusion to the seven part video series on parent engagement summarizes the theme of the series - the unlimited potential in parent engagement and in working closely with parents and families. This video series is supported by the provincial Early Years Outcome Team and the Ministry of Edu...

The trial of Gerald Stanley in the death of Colten Boushie exposed deep racial divides in our Canadian culture. Boushie was a young Cree man from the Red Pheasant First Nation in Saskatchewan. He and his friends drove onto the farm of Gerald Stanley, a 56-year-old white farmer, in August 2016....

Sir John A. Macdonald has become a controversial figure in modern times. Of course, he was Canada’s first prime minister, responsible for bringing about Confederation and building a rail line across the country. But in this era of truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, his image has...

Canada’s summer peace was exploded in Oka (Kanesatake) and Chateaugay (Kahnawake) as armed Mohawk Warriors confronted first the Quebec provincial police and then the Canadian Armed Forces. The conflict quickly escalated from one in which the Mohawks attempted to prevent the expansion of a golf co...

This feature documentary hilariously overturns the conventional notion of the "stoic Indian" and shines a light on an overlooked element of Indigenous culture: humour and its healing powers. Featuring an engaging cast of characters, the film is an in-depth, laugh-a-minute tour of complex issues...